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Games Like Close Combat: Modern Tactics

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Wargame, Simulation, Military.

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Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Close Combat - Modern Tactics was originally released in 2007, and re-released on Steam in 2021.

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 40% — of 30 reviews
Released: 2021-04-15
Developer: Strategy 3 Tactics
Publisher: Matrix Games
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
    97% matchVery Positive81% of 162 reviews2020
    Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    In Close Combat: Cross of Iron you start off as a junior officer leading your men into battle in real-time, focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II. Earn promotions as you deal with an unforgiving enemy. Fight and survive through the frozen winter, hot dusty summer and muddy autumn.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.1%, Wargame 23.6%, Strategy 20.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Tactical 7%

  2. #2 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 141 reviews2018
    Dev: Black Hand StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem is part of Close Combat series. Its design is based on the critically acclaimed Close Combat – A Bridge Too Far, originally developed by Atomic Games, as well as the more recent Close Combat: The Longest Day.

    Why similar: Strategy 28.2%, Wargame 18%, Simulation 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, War 9.4%

  3. #3 Combat Mission Cold War
    96% matchMixed67% of 229 reviews2021
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.

    Why similar: Wargame 30.2%, Strategy 16.2%, Simulation 10.3%, War 10.2%, Realistic 9.2%

  4. #4 Armored Brigade
    95% matchVery Positive89% of 359 reviews2019
    Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union

    Why similar: Strategy 36.2%, Wargame 30.3%, Simulation 23.2%, Tactical 10.3%

  5. #5 Combat Mission Black Sea
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 558 reviews2021
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017

    Why similar: Wargame 31.2%, Strategy 15.4%, War 10.5%, Simulation 9.8%, Realistic 9.1%

  6. #6 Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue
    93% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2015
    Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue simulates the German drive to Stalingrad and into the Caucasus of the summer of 1942, as well as its May preludes (2nd Kharkov offensive, Operation Trappenjagd) and also the Soviet winter counter-offensive (Operation Uranus) that ended with the encirclement of 6th Army in Stalingrad.

    Why similar: Strategy 51.2%, Simulation 28.8%, Wargame 20.1%

  7. #7 Firefight
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 328 reviews2016
    Dev: Sean O'Connor
    Windows

    Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.

    Why similar: Wargame 24%, Real Time Tactics 20.6%, War 11.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Tactical 8.2%

  8. #8 Victory and Glory: The American Civil War
    91% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2020
    Dev: Forced March GamesPub: Lock 'n Load Publishing
    Windows

    Victory and Glory: The American Civil War is a game of grand strategy and fast-play tactical battles where you take the role of either the Union or the Confederates and attempt to win.

    Why similar: Strategy 38.4%, Wargame 26.6%, Simulation 22.1%, War 12.8%

  9. #9 Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2020
    Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your team matter.

    Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, Simulation 31.5%, Wargame 15.8%

  10. #10 Close Combat: The Bloody First
    90% matchMixed53% of 457 reviews2019
    Dev: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...

    Why similar: Wargame 25.1%, Real Time Tactics 24.4%, Strategy 16%, War 13.3%, Tactical 9.7%

  11. #11 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
    Dev: Graviteam
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?

    Why similar: Wargame 33.2%, Strategy 30.6%, Tactical 8.5%, Real Time Tactics 8.4%, Simulation 6.8%

  12. #12 Hot War 21st: Black Sea
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hanhumi
    Windows

    Simulate a real modern war with extreme realism! In Hot War 21st: Black Sea, you will lead any of the 10 Red and Blue troops, commanding hundreds of units from infantry, armor, artillery, helicopters, and more, to engage in a decisive battle that affects the fate of the nation!

    Why similar: Wargame 27.1%, Real Time Tactics 19.9%, Strategy 10.9%, War 10%, Realistic 8.2%

  13. #13 War Room
    88% matchMixed53% of 686 reviews2020
    Dev: Binge Gaming OU
    Windows

    War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.5%, Wargame 18.9%, Strategy 13.9%, War 13.9%, Tactical 10.2%

  14. #14 ModernFire
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: FireLineGames
    Windows

    Assemble a combat group with infantry, vehicles, and commander abilities, attack and hold sectors using artillery and aerial reconnaissance.

    Why similar: Wargame 25.6%, Real Time Tactics 22.4%, War 11.9%, Strategy 10.5%, PvP 5.6%

  15. #15 Astra Exodus
    87% matchMixed45% of 53 reviews2020
    Dev: Atomic KaiserPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Astra Exodus is a single player turn based Sci-fi 4X strategy game inspired by the classics, with a multiple choice narrative driven epic campaign, top down real time tactical battles and an extensive semi-randomized research grid.

    Why similar: Strategy 46.7%, Real Time Tactics 26.5%, Wargame 13.8%, War 7.2%, Tactical 5.3%

  16. #16 The Operational Art of War IV
    85% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2018
    Dev: TrickeySoft LLCPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!

    Why similar: Wargame 39.5%, Strategy 37%, Simulation 16.4%, War 7.1%

  17. #17 WEGO World War II: Stalingrad
    83% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Brian KellyPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    WEGO World War II: Stalingrad is a hex-based wargame depicting the German offensive to seize Stalingrad in 1942. With historical scenarios and dynamic campaigns, players command forces in one of WWII’s most pivotal battles.

    Why similar: Wargame 38.5%, Strategy 30.7%, War 16.8%, 2D 5%, Combat 4.9%

  18. #18 Close Combat: The Longest Day
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2020
    Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. In Close Combat: The Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.

    Why similar: Strategy 48%, Simulation 29%, Wargame 23%

  19. #19 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
    84% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,322 reviews2021
    Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 83.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!

    Why similar: Strategy 38.7%, Real Time Tactics 25.6%, Wargame 20.3%, War 15%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  20. #20 Revolution Under Siege Gold
    82% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2015
    Dev: Sep RedsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!

    Why similar: Strategy 39%, Wargame 38.6%, Simulation 18.2%, Multiplayer 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  21. #21 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 reviews2016
    Dev: Graviteam
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.

    Why similar: Wargame 31%, Strategy 23.5%, Simulation 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 11%, War 8.1%

  22. #22 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
    82% matchMostly Positive72% of 200 reviews2015
    Dev: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog details the desperate German counter-attack at Mortain, the last chance of the Wehrmacht to stave off defeat in Normandy. Can you match the tenacity of the American defenders of Hill 314? Or can you succeed where the Panzers failed, driving through to the sea and changing history?

    Why similar: Strategy 37.4%, Wargame 28.4%, Simulation 20.5%, Tactical 9.6%, Multiplayer 3.5%

  23. #23 Tarnex Warfare
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: darkcelldevPub: Darkcell
    Windows · Mac

    Command modern forces across a living frontline where every meter matters. Plan, strike, and adapt in a realistic real-time strategy of modern warfare.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27.4%, Wargame 26.5%, War 8.9%, Strategy 8.6%, Modern 8.4%

  24. #24 Broken Arrow
    78% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
    Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

    Why similar: Wargame 28.1%, Real Time Tactics 21.3%, Strategy 14.3%, War 9.5%, Modern 8.7%

  25. #25 战地指挥官/Battleboom
    81% matchMixed55% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: Battleboom Studio
    Windows

    "Battleboom"is a fair battle game with military theme.You will play the role of a commander to deploy and command your team. Find your combinations,try your best to destroy the enemy's base to win! come and battle!

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.9%, Strategy 21.7%, Wargame 20.1%, Simulation 11.1%, War 8%

  26. #26 War of Dots
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 4,056 reviews2026
    Dev: TeaAndPython
    Windows

    Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 24.9%, Wargame 23.3%, Strategy 21.5%, War 7.1%, Top-Down 5.9%

  27. #27 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2021
    Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.

    Why similar: Wargame 37.4%, Strategy 24.4%, Simulation 14%, War 11%, Top-Down 5.8%

  28. #28 Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic
    79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
    Dev: Sand Table Software
    Windows

    A real-time WW2 naval and air warfare simulation game on tactical/strategic level that features 18 scenarios covering Battle of Britain, Norwegian campaign and Battle of the Atlantic .

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 24.8%, Wargame 24.6%, Strategy 19.6%, Simulation 12.8%, War 7.3%

  29. #29 Infinite Fantasy Battlefront
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 大连无限次元动漫游戏开发有限公司
    Windows

    Infinite Fantasy Battlefront is a sci-fi fantasy RTS. Command diverse, ever-expanding factions with unique heroes and armies. Battle solo or with friends across various PvP & PvE modes.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.2%, Wargame 27.7%, Strategy 22.6%, War 9.4%, 2D 3.7%

  30. #30 Glory
    78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
    Dev: Jason Kelly
    Windows

    Glory is an RTS/Simulation game set in the Medieval period. Command your army in combat and battles to defeat your enemy and achieve victory. For Glory!

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.2%, Strategy 22%, Wargame 20.5%, Simulation 12%, War 10.4%

  31. #31 The Winged Missive
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Duke9861
    Windows

    The Winged Missive is a top-down RTS. Your general has a limited field of vision. Units beyond general's sight are invisible and cannot be commanded directly. Your intelligence updated when messengers of units report from frontline, and order is only executed once the messenger reaches the unit.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.4%, Wargame 25.7%, Strategy 20.2%, War 6.7%, Top-Down 5.9%

  32. #32 Front Edge
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Cats Who Play
    Windows

    The «Front edge» is a real-time multiplayer tactical game dedicated to a clash between the modern armies of the world’s leading countries. Great attention is paid to logistics and control of small groups of troops on various maps.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.9%, Wargame 23.8%, Strategy 12.7%, Realistic 8.8%, War 7.1%

  33. #33 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
    Windows

    Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.

    Why similar: Wargame 24.7%, Real Time Tactics 21.9%, Strategy 11.4%, War 11%, Modern 8.3%

  34. #34 Syrian Warfare
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
    Dev: Cats Who Play
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27.1%, Wargame 25.3%, Strategy 10.1%, Realistic 9.2%, War 8.7%

  35. #35 Alien Battlefield
    74% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Yang Sun
    Windows

    Fight in the dynamic 2D strategy game Alien Battlefield! The game has two modes available: real-time strategy mode and chess game mode. Explore the different abilities of units, amass resources, deploy units and try to use them intelligently to win!

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26%, Wargame 25.7%, Strategy 22.1%, War 10.5%, Tactical 6.9%

  36. #36 Roma Invicta
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 247 reviews2022
    Dev: Puntigames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Roma Invicta combines action packed real-time battles with turn-based strategy on a big campaign map. Supply your legions and conquer ancient Gaul turn by turn. Fight by yourself or hand over your soldiers to the AI ​​and enjoy the spectacle.

    Why similar: Strategy 29%, Real Time Tactics 23.7%, Wargame 21%, War 9.9%, Tactical 8%

  37. #37 Chosen War
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: 泉游工作室
    Windows

    " Chosen War" is a roguelike strategy game full of randomness. You'll take on the role of the Chosen One, build and lead your army to explore various islands. Through tactical deployment, you'll engage in battles with enemies, skillfully utilize abilities, and achieve victory with minimal losses.

    Why similar: Wargame 28.1%, Real Time Tactics 22.9%, War 16.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Top-Down 5.5%

  38. #38 Ukraine War 2022
    73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Sand Table Software
    Windows

    Ukraine War 2022 is a real-time, tactical land and air warfare simulation game focusing on the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 33.6%, Strategy 28.7%, War 12%, Tactical 11.1%, Simulation 5.4%

  39. #39 Watchstander: COLREGS/Rules of the Road Training Administrator
    72% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Enclave Gaming
    Windows

    A self-contained Rules of the Road quiz engine for naval and maritime training. Practice randomized COLREGS test questions and track your performance over time with average scores. Designed for officer candidates and students preparing for exams.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27.3%, Wargame 26.3%, Strategy 21.2%, Simulation 14%, Realistic 6.5%

  40. #40 Surabaya Inferno
    73% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
    Dev: Sengkala Dev
    Windows

    Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!

    Why similar: Wargame 28.1%, Real Time Tactics 28%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 8.6%, Tactical 8.2%

  41. #41 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 98 reviews2023
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.

    Why similar: Wargame 28.6%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Strategy 18.1%, Simulation 8.1%, PvP 7.2%

  42. #42 Regiments
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
    Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.

    Why similar: Wargame 25.3%, Real Time Tactics 23.4%, Strategy 11.6%, War 10.2%, Tactical 7.7%

  43. #43 Decision Point: Battlegroup Operational Simulator
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NCED Wargames
    Windows

    Plans meet friction in Decision Point, a wargame where you issue NATO-standard orders, observe AI execution in real time, and adapt as the battlefield evolves. At key Decision Points, the action pauses—giving you time to reassess, redirect your forces, and outmanoeuvre the enemy.

    Why similar: Wargame 25%, Real Time Tactics 23.5%, War 12.2%, Strategy 9.4%, PvP 5.9%

  44. #44 The Extinction Directive
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: CustomBit
    Windows

    A single-player sci-fi strategy game set in a future where humankind has made the first leap to a distant star system

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.9%, Wargame 25.9%, Strategy 22.9%, War 8.3%, Tactical 6.6%

  45. #45 SkyInFlames
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VasyliyBritva
    Windows

    Command drones, deploy mobile air defense systems and conduct tactical aerial operations. Choose your side - Ukrainian or Russian forces - and protect critical infrastructure in a realistic military simulation on a detailed map.

    Why similar: Wargame 30%, Real Time Tactics 26.9%, War 12.7%, Strategy 12%, PvP 5.2%

  46. #46 BattlefieldPriest
    70% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: BananaDogGames
    Windows

    this is a RTS strategy game,if you like Warcraft or Command & Conquer you maybe like this game players controller a priest to healing soldiers and choose which kind of soldiers the kingdom need , killing monters and murch for their nests

    Why similar: Wargame 37.4%, Real Time Tactics 31.3%, Strategy 19.5%, War 8.5%, Combat 2.8%

  47. #47 Temple Siege TD
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Daniel-Bogdan Dumitru
    Windows

    Relaxing 3D fantasy tower defense game with an RPG/MOBA vibe: Hero-towers, distinct roles, unique abilities, powerful combos and rising challenge.

    Why similar: Wargame 28.8%, Real Time Tactics 28.6%, War 11.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Top-Down 8%

  48. #48 Bataliron
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ruben Minasyan
    Windows

    Bataliron is a modern warfare RTS game that focuses on personnel development, online command, fire support, and unit assistance on the battlefield, leveraging modern technologies.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.4%, Wargame 24.4%, Strategy 21.9%, War 7.6%, Tactical 6.1%

  49. #49 Thorough Strife
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Summit Studio
    Windows

    A 2D War game inspired by Total War. Lead pixel armies, use formations and strategy to outmaneuver enemies, and grow your warband through a roguelite campaign or custom battle simulator.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29%, Wargame 26.5%, Strategy 18.3%, War 10.8%, Simulation 8%

  50. #50 Theater Commander: The Coming Wars, Modern War Game
    69% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2019
    Dev: Sand Table Software
    Windows

    A real-time modern warfare simulation game on campaign and battle level, Theater Commander features more than a dozen scenarios covering hypothetical conflicts around the globe involving current air, naval and land force from 17 countries.

    Why similar: Wargame 42.8%, Strategy 35.1%, Simulation 22.2%

  51. #51 Spearhead 2
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MicroProse Software
    Windows

    Spearhead 2 is a tank simulator that puts you in command of an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank in tactical combat. Lead your team through intense missions, strategize effectively, and dominate the battlefield in this immersive mix of action and simulation gameplay.

    Why similar: Wargame 30.5%, Strategy 16%, War 10.5%, Simulation 10%, Realistic 9.6%

  52. #52 Invasion Machine
    68% matchMixed66% of 624 reviews2020
    Dev: Pixel Machine
    Windows

    Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.

    Why similar: Wargame 20.8%, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, Strategy 19.7%, War 10%, Simulation 9.7%

  53. #53 Hell Of War
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ravens Row
    Windows

    Hell Of War is a real-time FPS/RTS hybrid, where a combat drone acts as your central command. Control the battle from above — give orders to infantry, vehicles, and artillery — or take direct control of any unit, from a foot soldier to a tank or FPV drone.

    Why similar: Wargame 29.1%, Real Time Tactics 25%, Strategy 8.5%, Tactical 7.7%, War 7%

  54. #54 World Order
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TGR Studios
    Windows

    World order is revolutionary sci-fi real-time strategy, the main feature of which are modular units

    Why similar: Wargame 29.6%, Real Time Tactics 25.8%, Strategy 15.8%, War 10.4%, Realistic 8.4%

  55. #55 Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang
    67% matchMixed42% of 299 reviews2022
    Dev: Gaming 301
    Windows

    Leave No One Behind is tactical real time strategy war game. Experience some of the hardest battles fought during the Vietnam War in 1965 between US Army and the Army of the Northern Vietnam for landing zones X-Ray and Albany and for Plei Me special forces camp.

    Why similar: Wargame 29%, Real Time Tactics 27.2%, Strategy 15.7%, Realistic 8.3%, Top-Down 6.6%

  56. #56 Dictators War: Strategy Battle
    66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Fantastica Games
    Windows

    Step into the ruthless shoes of a leader hungry for global domination! This high-stakes strategy game challenges you to build your nation’s economy, conquer rival territories, and crush anyone who dares to stand in your way.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 28.4%, Strategy 24.1%, Wargame 22.8%, War 7.9%, Tactical 6.4%

  57. #57 Armor Blitz
    66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Red Wolves StudiosPub: Lost Mesa Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Armor Blitz is a perfect couch game with friends or go online to battle in various multiplayer modes. Destroy other tanks, grab boosts and navigate through dozens of maps in single player or co-op campaigns; fight other players in PVP or teams mode in this game that hearkens back to the classics.

    Why similar: Wargame 35.4%, Strategy 26.7%, War 13.1%, Top-Down 7.9%, PvP 4.8%

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